Low protein diets for longevity
Photo Cred: Daria Shevtsova/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP While the average life expectancy has increased overall throughout the past 70 years, there still exists a significant divide when...
Read MoreMultivitamin, mineral supplement linked to less-severe, shorter-lasting illness
Photo Cred: JESHOOTS.com/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Older adults who took a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with zinc and high amounts of vitamin C in a 12-week study experienced sickness...
Read MoreWeight gain may not be what, but how you eat
Photo Cred: Pablo Merchán Montes/Unsplash By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc As integrative healthcare professionals, most of us have varying discussions about diet with our patients. Though I do refer to...
Read MoreNutrition interventions for asthma patients
Photo Cred: VisionPic/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Difficulty breathing is one of the scariest conditions to live with and manage. The majority of my patients with asthma seek...
Read MoreResearch points to ethical eating for health, environment
Photo Cred: Binyamin Mellish/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury During a global pandemic, eating well in a sustainable way is more important now than ever, according to new research by Flinders University...
Read MoreIntermittent fasting for weight loss in obese patients
Photo Cred: Bill Oxford/Unsplash By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Obesity is a complex disease with many potential treatment avenues. In my traditional training to become a registered dietitian, I...
Read MorePlant-based diets with small amounts meat and dairy may lower blood pressure, study finds
Photo Cred: Jonathan Ybema/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Consuming a plant-based diet can lower blood pressure even if small amounts of meat and dairy are consumed too, according to new research...
Read MoreFasting diet could boost breast cancer therapy
Photo Cred: Jaelynn Castillo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A fasting-mimicking diet combined with hormone therapy has the potential to help treat breast cancer, according to new study published in the journal...
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